English II Literary Terms Test

the repetition of a beginning consonant sound within a phrase or sentence

• alliteration
• consonance
• assonance
• onomatopeia

a direct or indirect reference to a significant person, event, time, or work of literature

• illusion
• allusion
• collusion
• jumbolusion

to compare similar concepts, characters, or works of literature so the reader better understands a difficult idea

• apathy
• anarchist
• analogy
• comparative

the character who opposes the central character, causing conflict

• polygamist
• exihibitionist
• protagonist
• antagonist

the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds found within or at the end of words or phrases

• consonance
• assonance
• alliteration
• figurative language

the direct and indirect qualities and features that describe a person within a literary work

• character
• antagonist
• characterization
• protagonist

an expression that has been used so often that its meaning and impact are no longer effective

• cliché
• paradox
• oxymoron
• pun

the place in a literary work that is the most significant to the main character and /or plot

• dialogue
• genre
• climax
• setting

the struggle between two or more forces, internal and / or external, that drive the plot

• conflict
• battle
• fight
• connotation

the suggestive meaning of a word or phrase

• denotation
• aggravation
• intimidation
• connotation